Just playing the blues & trying to bring it in there exactly like it is.

The skeptic’s approach to online marketing

Those of you who know me well know that I’m a skeptic at heart. This worldview shapes a lot of my personal and professional interactions, and it’s one of the reasons why my social stream is filled with links to science articles.

But this is a marketing blog, so let’s get to it.

Simply put, skepticism is inclination to question or doubt all accepted opinions. When applied to digital marketing, it can often mean the difference between winning and losing in what has become a hyper-competitive digital landscape.

SEO is probably the channel where skepticism is more or less a prerequisite to success. It’s what allows the truegreats to question even the most well-established “best practices” and instead focus on strategic and tactical insights that are based on empirical evidence and application of the scientific method of inquiry. Eventually, these folks are able to piece together truly cohesive online marketing strategies that incorporate real SEO within the broader framework of online marketing.

Mind you, SEO isn’t the only channel where a little skepticism can go a long way. There are pioneeringminds in the social media space that have literally made a living (and a name for themselves) by refusing to go along with established “best practices” and instead relying on real, data-driven evidence.

So do yourself a favor and ask yourself if you’re taking the mediocre safe route and simply adhering to mainstream marketing ideas, or if you’re taking the road less traveled and applying a healthy dose of skepticism in your day-to-day.

The answer could very well determine your long-term prospects in this digital marketing thing of ours.

Being skeptic can protect you from a lot of phony information when it comes to Seo it’s a lot of different tricks you can use to get your website to the top some work better than others will hopefully skepticism will help to by pass the bad advice and help recognize the good seo techniques that are working now. I provide some good ones on seoblogmaster.com thank you for the great post

@Seo Blog Master: Yes, being skeptic is good in other side it has disadvantage too. Always to the side of doubts won’t help you reach your goal specially in SEO and Social Media markets. Remember, you need to try atleast one for you to get started.